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Day out to win golf's "grand final"

Ben Everill

Jason Day has labelled the FedEx Cup title golf's grand final and has set his sights on being the first Australian to win the season-long points race.

Despite winning twice in the last 10 months, world No.9 Day is far from content going into the US PGA Tour playoffs starting on Thursday.

Injury and illness conspired against Day after he claimed the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship in February, leaving his preparations for the four majors underdone.

His best has rarely been on full display since but he still managed to finish tied fourth at the US Open in June and to contend heavily at the recent US PGA Championship.

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After a full practice schedule over the last fortnight, the 26-year-old Queenslander is itching to create history, starting with the opening event of the month-long playoffs, the Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey.

"To be able to win it all in a year like this, with the way I started but with the frustrations in the middle, it would just be amazing to come home strong that way," Day told AAP.

"The FedEx Cup is young in its history but there will be a time when people look back and are impressed by former champions just like Olympic medals and majors.

"It is always cool to be part of history and it will always be a pretty exclusive club.

"It is like our Super Bowl or Stanley Cup, or for those back home a premiership or grand final."

The top 125 players on the US tour, including 10 Australians, start their quest to be among the 30 players remaining who get to play the Tour Championship in Atlanta where the season points winner will claim a $US10 million ($A10.82 million) bonus and the FedEx Cup.